Ems-Oriental

{{Short description|Former French department (1811–1814)}} [[File:Ems-Oriental departement (1812).svg|thumb|Location of Ems-Oriental in France (1812)]] '''Ems-Oriental''' ({{IPA|fr|ɛms ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tal|lang}}, "Eastern [[Ems (river)|Ems]]"; {{Langx|nl|Ooster-Eems}}, {{Langx|de|Ost-Ems}}) was a [[departments of France|department]] of the [[First French Empire]] in present-day [[Germany]]. It was formed in 1810, when the [[Kingdom of Holland]] was annexed by France. Its territory is part of the present-day German region of [[East Frisia]] in [[Lower Saxony]]. Its capital was [[Aurich]]. The department was subdivided into the following [[arrondissement]]s and [[canton (administrative division)|cantons]] (situation in 1812):<ref name=Gallica>[http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k204214z/f394.image Almanach Impérial an bissextil MDCCCXII], p. 398, accessed in [[Gallica]] 24 July 2013 {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

* [[Aurich]], cantons: [[Aurich]], [[Berum, Hage|Berum]], [[Norden, Lower Saxony|Norden]] and [[Großefehn|Timmel]]. * [[Emden]], cantons: [[Emden]], [[Leer, Lower Saxony|Leer]], [[Oldersum]], [[Pewsum]] and [[Detern|Stickhausen]]. * [[Jever]], cantons: [[Esens, Lower Saxony|Esens]], [[Wangerland|Hooksiel]], [[Jever]], [[Wilhelmshaven|Rüstringen]] and [[Wittmund]].

Its population in 1812 was 128,200.<ref name=Gallica/>

After [[Napoleon]] was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the [[Kingdom of Hanover]].

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